Ian Clarke (flautist)

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Ian Clarke (born February 4th, 1964 in Broadstairs, Kent, UK) is a British flautist and composer [1].

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[edit] Performing History

Clarke studied music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and concurrently studied Mathematics at Imperial College, graduating with Honours.

He has performed as a guest soloist for the British Flute Society and made his international debut in 2001 as guest soloist at the National Flute Association’s International Flute Convention in Dallas. Clarke was the guest artist at the 2003 Hungarian National Flute Event and a headline artist in the 2005 NFA convention in San Diego. Further USA tours were made in 2006 and 2007.

Ian is currently professor of flute at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has given masterclasses at the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Scottish Academy, and Trinity College of Music and has lead workshops for Flutewise.

In 2005, he released the CD Within…, on which he performs several of his own compositions.

[edit] Composition

Clarke has composed chamber works for solo flute, for flute and piano and for "flute choir". His composing makes much use of extended techniques - jet whistles, timbral trills, alternative fingerings, and simultaneous singing and playing. His has also collaborated with musician and composer Simon Painter writing, producing and performing music for film and television under the name Diva Music.

He came to greater public attention in the UK when flautist David Smith chose to perform Clarke's composition Zoom Tube[2] in the woodwind finals of the 2008 BBC Young Musician of the Year

[edit] Published Works

[edit] for Solo Flute

  • Zoom Tube
  • The Great Train Race
  • Walk Like This (for four flutes)

[edit] for Flute and Piano

  • Orange Dawn
  • The Mad Hatter
  • Sunday Morning
  • Sunstreams
  • Maya (for two flutes & piano)
  • Hypnosis

[edit] for Flute Choir

  • Within (for seven flutes) (2003)


[edit] References

  1. ^ Guidhall School of Music & Drama: Ian Clarke
  2. ^ David Smith at BBC Young Musician of the Year 2008

[edit] Sources


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NAME Clarke, Ian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION flautist
DATE OF BIRTH 1964-02-04
PLACE OF BIRTH Broadstairs
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH